#i’m probably gonna be super annoying about this during the coming days

[rayatii]

Fuck 2025, I’m not ready for it. From now on, I’m adopting the French republican calendar! Happy 12th of Nivôse 223, day of clay, NOT a New Year’s Day!

[norman-fucking-reedus]

Okaay we’ve talked about Daryl with his daughter but lets talk about your pregnancy for a second..

I can imagine Daryl coming back late in the night, so tired and sore from a long day of work. You had only found out a few hours prior, and seeing the physical ache in his body you knew he could use some hopefully very good news.

“Hi there hunterman” You whispered, sliding his crossbow off his shoulders as he kicked his muddy boots off.

Daryl dropped his head down onto your shoulder, sighing heavily. “Hi”

A moment a silence passed, you simply combing your fingers through Daryl’s hair before gently guiding him to raise his head, eyes meeting yours.

“I have something to tell you” Daryl raised a brow, hands settling st your waist. “Not dyin’ are ya?” You giggled, shaking your head

Reaching for your back pocket, you pulled the test out and handed it to him, watching as he took it between his fingers with a confused gaze, which quickly turned into excitement.

“No way”

“Yes way. We’re gonna have a little Dixon”

Daryl wrapped his arms tightly around you, smile resting on his face until it slowly disappear, a set of tears following suit. He sniffled softly, and you raised your hands up to wipe his falling tears. “It’s okay, big guy.”

“Wha’ if m’not a good dad?” He whispered, and you rolled your eyes at him. “I wouldn’t have picked you if I didn’t think you’d be a perfect dad” You wrapped your arms around his neck, kissing him passionately as his arm circled your waist, a hand sliding up your shirt and caressing the skin.

When you start to go through hormone changes and start forming a bump, Daryl becomes super protective of you. Much so to the point that it annoys you but he doesn’t care, he’ll literally die before someone lays a finger on his woman.

He strictly forbids you from leaving the walls, telling everyone on watch duty to not let you out no matter how much you yell, which in fact, yelled at them a lot. He also refused to let you carry anything that looked just a hair too heavy.

“Nope. Nah. Give ‘ere girl.”

“I can carry it, Dixon”

“I’on care, give it ta me”

He’ll forcibly take the item out your hand, because simply how dare you have to even lift a finger with that baby inside you.

I also honestly feel like Daryl would be really scared to have sex during your pregnancy. Now if its pleasure that you want, Daryl has no probably eating you out till your eyes are rolling and his jaw is cramping.

“I dun’ wanna hurt tha baby”

“Hurt them how?”

“..With m’dick??”

I think about the scene from Big Mouth when Jay fucks his pillow and screams “My dick is right next to the baby’s head” That’s all i’m gonna say about that

Daryl makes sure to give you half of his food, and you don’t have a choice but to take it. (Unless the baby says otherwise) He purposely hunts extra food for that you can have more to eat, especially the further you get along.

By the time you’re about seven months and very undoubtedly pregnant, Daryl would murder anyone in cold blood if they even looked at you wrong.

Although you were crabby and yelled a lot, he was at your complete beck and call. Daryl could only loving stare at you when you complained over something, thinking about how gorgeous you were and how lucky he was that you were the mother of his child.

“Nothing fits right anymore! My shoes don’t even fit”

“Ya don’ need yer shoes if ya never leave”

“I never leave ‘cause you keep me locked here like a fucking prisoner”

“M’keepin my pretty girls safe”

Lots of his clothes have been sacrificed considering you’re literally busting out of yours, and something predatory washes over him seeing your belly prutrude through his shirts.

Birth is definitely hard and Daryl definitely passed out once or twice, but being the man he is he forced himself to pull through for you, and the scars from your nails dragging down his flesh will be a fond memory followed by the sweet sound of loud crying.

You know how much Daryl loves kids, and you’re exhausted from all the pushing, so it only makes sense that he gets first hold. You watch with a small smile as Siddiq guides Daryl to take his shirt off, watching the burly man nervously but eagerly (and carefully) take his newborn into his large hands.

In that moment, cradling his very own precious babygirl, it felt like you were the only three people on earth. Daryl couldn’t take his eyes off the wiggling bundle of life in his arms, rocking slowly in the chair as he burned the image of her tiny little face into his mind.

As you stared at him, you couldn’t help but think about how you really did pick the perfect dad. Daryl Dixon, a hard, strong, intimidating man fear by many, who was now sitting softly, gently and quietly with his daughter laying ontop his bare chest, a large hand keeping her secured. Already a major daddys girl.

The baby stage is easily Daryl’s favorite, and he definitely gets up in the middle of the night when she starts crying or fussing.

I don’t think he’d put her down for a second, like you just won’t see Daryl without her hooked around his arm. He doesn’t bring her into the garage during bike repairs until shes older, not wanting to let his baby inhale toxic bike fumes.

Dog is her protector. Most dogs understand what babies are and how vulnerable to the world they are, so Daryl definitely trains Dog to stay by her side when he can’t be. Instead of sleeping on the couch Dog now sleeps right outside her crib.

On the one occasion when a group a raiders had started searching houses, yours having been one of the first, one of the men made the mistake of opening her door, Dog jumping swiftly into protective mode and clamping his canines into the mans leg.

When it comes to breastfeeding, I can imagine the extra lengths Daryl would go. He makes sure you have enough food and nutrients to produce, and totally massages your boobs when you complain about the soreness.

When she’s big enough to start wearing clothes rather than onesies, Daryl definitely finds lots of super cute girly stuff for her because well only the best for his girls. He spoils her totally rotten.

Maybe not completely, but y’know. Her first words end up being an adorably butchered version of Daryl’s name, one that makes him wanna cry and scream cause his daughters first words were his own name.

“Baryl!”

“Ohh good jobs mommas baby! That’s daddys name!”

“She- said- she said- she just- she”

“It’s okay, Baryl we all heard it”

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[cozymochi]

Hello hello, hope you're having a good day :DD

i wanted to know more about your OCs, more specifically, what Nyoka and Emilio were doing in Book 2 and Book 4?

Was Nyoka against Leona whole plan or didn't care? Was Emilio aware of Jamil's plans?

(thank u 🥺)

BOOK 2 NYOKA: Nyoka did not care (…p-positive). Leona just respects Nyoka’s space and vice versa, so whatever brouhaha Leona cooks up for #reasons, that’s none of Nyoka’s business as far as he’s concerned, but it was probably utterly brilliantly executed 👍 as expected from a Housewarden who truly embodies the spirit of the King of Beasts. Nyoka is more of a benchwarmer for Spelldrive anyway.

…Also he believes Leona can do no wrong ever—

BOOK 4 EMILIO: WELL… refer to this post about his signature spell/unique magic first AND SINCE I CANT HYPERLINK FOR SOME REASON IT HAS TO GO RIGHT HERE all ugly:

On a random day, Kalim thought it would be quirky to ask Emilio if his upcoming winter break would be extra fun this year. Breaking the “1 question 1 answer, and no more” rule towards asking about his future. And for something SO inconsequential and innocuous? How absurd and wasteful. But, anything for the beloved housewarden (<- sarcastic, Emilio does not care for Kalim that much, but he greatly prefers being in his favor for vanity reasons). Kalim isn’t really too concerned about the future anyway, so this was just a fun thing to try out and super cool and based and etc.

Emilio saw one vague possible future where Kalim is acting out and winter break is rather chaotic as a result. Anything regarding the future with Emilio will only net him potential outcomes, but any one of them will happen. So no, no fun to be had, just turmoil. (Note, since folk will misinterpret: He does not see the definitive events of Book 4 itself. Just that Kalim will not “have fun” and that the turmoil involves him.)

Kalim finds the answer a bit unsettling but laughs it off ultimately. Good thing the future is never set in stone. He’ll just make sure to have a lot of fun anyway!

And Emilio, being a freaking fleeing coward, used that smidgeon of knowledge he learned + Kalim’s “flip flopping” behavior lately to determine that something bad was potentially about to occur to basically get permission to dip from school not long before winter break even started. He went to the Headmage and lied about having a “dire family emergency” and that he just HAD to leave. Even used crocodile tears, a sob story and everything being the great actor he is (and Crowley orobably just relenting because bro was annoying and he’s just so kind and magnanimous).

So the bastard wasn’t even there for the events of Book 4 at all. 💀 He was just chilling at home. (and doing absentee assignments.)

So, did Emilio know about Jamil’s plans? No. I’ll give it a no for specifics as he didn’t know it was Jamil behind Kalim’s behavior and was hypnotizing him. Just that things were not gonna be great during the break and he didn’t want to be there for whatever it was.

I’m too fatigued to draw a doodle for this portion. So it’s only wall of text and I can only hope my point was made. 😔 This is a REALLY OLD concept, tbh. And I’m not personally sure if I even jive with the outline. It’s less complicated than it looks written out. But it is very Estéban Elena of Avalor coded to be an asshole and abandon people to save his own skin so maybe I’m just being picky.

So you can only imagine bro coming back to Scarabia only to find everyone and their mom hates Jamil. (Dw Kalim fills him in later when he stages that dorm meeting we see a glimpse of in Book 5)

[yoonyeon0]

Omg I js discovered ur blog ❤️

Can I request relationship headcanons with Gaolang? I’m so in love with that man :((

THANK YOU <3

never wrote for Gaolang but I tried my best 😭🙏 thank you for the ask!

Kaolang/Gaolang Realationship Hcs!

let’s go!

It was kinda of hard to get into a relationship with Gaolang, he was very quiet and kept to himself and he most likely didn’t even get the hint that you were hitting on him at first. But once you finally got into a relationship, everything felt easier.

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I feel like Gaolang dates to marry so he will definitely have you move in with him within the first couple of weeks. Of course you won’t have to lift a single finger during this process.

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Gaolong spoils you but with caution. He will get you whatever you want but be ready because after that you’re gonna have to wait until Christmas.

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Gaolang (unintentionally) introduces you to Saw Paing. Of course, it probably went down with Saw bursting in while you are at home alone waiting for Gaolang to come back from grocery shopping and naturally, you thought it was an intruder. So you can guess how that went. You and Saw definitely went on a bumpy start but ended up being VERY close.

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Gaolong INTENTIONALLY introduced you to Karo. You’re not as great friends with the large fisherman but you definitely like and enjoy his company as much as Gaolang does.

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Gaolong is the ideal househusband. Even though you both work, Gaolang still and will make time to prepare you a meal. He might clean but he expects you to do the laundry. Either way, it’s more like you’re the husband and he’s the wife. 🤗

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Gaolang trains you. I mean, he never wants you to join in fighting arenas like he does but it does come in handy; being able to fight for self defense. He’ll teach you the basics of boxing and maybe a bit of Muy Thai.

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I feel like Gaolang doesn’t want kids. Mostly because of his dangerous lifestyle but also because he is barely there at home to attend to you, let alone kids. All the stuff with the underground fighting and the boxing championships keeps him busy so he’d have a lot of guilt if he couldn’t see his kids because of that. ☹️

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Gaolong is INCREDIBLY patient. If you ever get in a dispute (which happens literally NEVER) Gaolang will wait until you’re calm before explaining to you his side of whatever the problem is and talking it out.

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If Gaolang could get a penny for the times you’ve asked him to meet Rama he’d have 7 pennies, which isn’t a lot but it annoys him slightly. Eventually he caves and introduces you to him and of course, like you do to all of his friends, you become super close.

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I feel like Kaolang shows you his phone without any reason. Even if you ask, he’ll give it to you without even thinking about it. He knows he’s loyal and doesn’t blame you for thinking that he’s doing something because of the late hours he comes home. Obviously you never find anything.

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Kaolong has you as his lock screen and home screen, he wants anyone that sees his phone to see you.

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Gaolang is very romantic. He will have a candle light dinner with you if you’d like or if you want, he’ll play with you in the rain. He likes showing his love to you in ways in physical terms rather than verbally.

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Gaolang definitely has a playlist he made for you. He doesn’t even listen to music much but he listens to that playlist and does it once a day as a reminder of the luck he has to have you.

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Definitely gets a matching necklace that he never ever forgets to wear. He’d be pissed if he did.

this ask was responded to SO LATE im so sorry 😞

𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙤𝙣! 𝘿𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙡, 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠.

[shakespearean-dream]

TW!!! — blood, scarring and mild body horror ahead 🥲

benny’s turn!

before i start i wanna clarify i hesitated a bit on posting this because lovely mutual @vor-leser just posted his benny interpretation (go look at it and follow him btw), and idk if we like mind melded or smth but our human benny’s are super similar LOL. i damn near scrapped the whole thing out of fear someone would get mad at me but i Would Not be able to start over and get this done ever so this is as good as we’re gonna get. 😭 my apologies niko love u /p

this has been like a full 7 days in the making 😭😭 the art block that i felt coming on while doing ellen and ted hit me like an optimus prime sized semi truck this week along with a depressive episode so i definitely appreciate that happening and i am not upset about it at all! /s i’m totally good so don’t worry or anything /gen, mental health is just weird and i also wanted to explain the gap in my posts 😔

i do not know how to feel about this drawing if i’m so fr with you; i’m proud of myself for AM-ified benny cause i think i got the slowly rotting from the inside out primal freak energy down pretty good, but on the other hand this feels kinda empty?? i usually have a lot more commentary squished in here but i think my brain’s a little fried 🤦‍♂️ i love drawing me some beautiful buff men though so drawing normal ben was familiar territory. however his wack ass haircut i gave him is his punishment for being a PRICK!!! go sit in the corner and think about ur actions benjamin.

like ted n the rest of the sillies i’m not straying too far from canon with his personality, he’s an ass and a murderer and a hella smart dickhead who desperately needs to be punished by the universe (thank you for that one AM). hot take i did not like his “redemption arc” in his game scenario and i don’t think with how he was throughout the entirety of his life (and also throughout the game, main example his inner dialogue) he would actually go out of his way to help the kid because he means it??? n prove he changed to the guys he killed cause he means it??? i dunno maybe AM torturing him made him have a main character “omg i’ve been in the wrong this whole time!!1” moment like the game suggests i’m just not buying it 💀 i’m sure it’s just cause bennys scenario couldn’t be too long and they couldn’t fully flesh him out which i won’t fault the game makers for. i’m a steven universe fan, i know what time constrictions can do to a plot and redemption arc 😭 looking at you white diamond…

his wife n kids are up top and they’re kinda neat to me— i was considering the hc that part of the reason manya (his canon wife) left him is because she realized she was a lesbian which would be funny as fuck considering benny’s also One Of Them Queers 😭. i think during the brief times he was home and able to parent his daughters they got really scared and tired of him, one because he’s just a very threatening powerful and overbearing man, but also because i feel like he would’ve been on their ASS about everything. grades, extracurriculars, friends, wardrobe, this guy was micromanaging his family to an annoying extreme (ofc because of his perfectionist complex). he probably loved manya and the kids in his own weird way, but it was more contractual to him than any real personal relationship. maybe he inherited that from his own parents?? i doubt he ever talked to them after he moved out.

that’s about the end of my thoughts on this fucker. 🥲 funny storyyyy i just remembered i have laundry to finish so im gonna go do that, lord help me. thank you for reading all this if you did!!!!! we’re over halfway through so who do yall want next? wanna save AM or nimdok for last? i’ll see u guys later :]]]

[spoonsock]

Score

Gwen Stacy x reader

Synopsis: You are a little shit head and Gwen doesn’t know how to play block blast lol

Does anyone want a part two bc I am tempted to write it

Today’s challenge for you is trying not to fall asleep in class. It’s really hard since the light is dimmed for the slideshow on the board to be visible and the teacher is droning on and on about something in a monotone voice AND you’re also really really tired. Playing sims 4 at 3 am is not doing you any good, especially not during exam season and you might as well get a degree in procrastinating.

You blink slowly and think about how you can’t wait to get back home and go to sleep.

Looking around the classroom, you try to find something to entertain yourself with. Majority of your classmates is also on the verge of falling asleep. You turn to your right and see a girl with choppy blonde hair seated next to you. She’s on her phone playing block blast and you kinda watch as she loses at 2397 score. And her highest score is literally 3814 so you don’t think before you lean a bit closer to hear and open your stupid ass mouth.

“Bro you suck at block blast.”

You whisper and see her twitch because you probably scared her. She gives you a side eye just to check whether or not you’re talking to her, and seeing as you are like 4 inches away from her shoulder, she turns to you.

“I’m not playing to win, I’m playing cause I’m bored.”

She seems kinda annoyed and honestly you don’t blame her. But you don’t know what to say to that either so you give her a shrug and lean back in your seat.

You don’t speak to her again, but you do see her eyeing you a couple of times til the end of the class.

The day after, you see her again in PE. Actually, you realize, you two have a lot of classes together it’s just that she kinda keeps to herself so that’s why you’ve never noticed her, you guess. When teacher calls out of Gwen Stacy during attendance, that is the first time you hear her name and you do take effort to remember it.

The teacher yells at everyone to run faster and you think you are gonna pass out, when she passes you, running like her seventh lap which you think is insane and she must be some sort of lab freaking experiment because who in the everliving flip runs so much so easily.

The class is put in two teams for basketball and thankfully some of your friends are with you and you ask them to cover for you because you are super bad at basketball (you’re also like genuinely so inactive and take every chance to skip PE you lazy mf). So everyone is running around trying to get the ball and you are stalling behind them while hiding so the teacher can’t see that you’re not participating when someone actually passes you the ball and you fight the urge to just sit down and give up.

Anyway you are frozen and kinda panicking and everyone is looking at you when someone else kicks you with their elbow lightly and takes the ball right out of your hands. That specific someone is Gwen Stacy and she dribbles the ball like a damn pro and jumps like a million feet in the air to get the stupid ball in the hoop or whatever. Everyone goes back to running around and you just kinda stand there looking like you pooped your pants.

Gwen passes you again.

“You suck at basketball,, bro.”

You smile at her and pull out your middle finger and the teacher of course sees you and now you’ve got detention.

You come to a realization that you don’t exactly like Gwen Stacy.

You rant about your two previous interactions to one of your friends who says that they always thought Gwen was kinda weird.

From then on, you do pay attention to Gwen in all the classes you guys have together. She usually pays attention and sometimes she has something really obnoxious to ask the teacher in the middle of class just to show off that she knows more than the rest and that irritates you so bad, especially because her intention probably isn’t to be obnoxious and she’s actually interested in whatever subject she’s talking about.

You find out that she’s also in the school band and that makes sense because she does give off drummer vibes. A video of one of their shows is posted on the school page and it has like 2 views and you watch it so now there’s 3 views but then you watch it like a couple of more times so now there’s 6 views and each time you find yourself focusing on Gwen.

A few weeks later your friends invite you over to make a hear me out cake and you guys are all filming it on tiktok and you pull out a cutout of Spider-Woman and stick it into the front of the cake. The video goes viral on tiktok.

A few days later you get a follow request on instagram from @ gw3n.st4cyy and you’re kind of surprised since you thought she didn’t really like you either, but you accept it anyway.

[hirikka]

I know you know I know too

For @steddie-week​ Day 6: Misunderstandings

Mike believes that Nancy and Eddie are dating and tries to give Eddie a shovel talk. It does not go as planned.

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"Can we talk?" Mike asks as soon as the door swings open.

Eddie blinks at him, glancing over his shoulder as if he's looking for someone else. "Uh, sure? You can come in."

Mike follows Eddie into the apartment, wrinkling his nose at the smell of weed. He's getting really sick of smelling it on all the older teens all the time (maybe if they'd let The Party try some, but they won't, so it's just annoying). Eddie opens a window to air the room out a little bit and then flops onto the couch, all loose-limbed and relaxed. Maybe the weed will actually help in this case; if Eddie’s chilled out enough, he might not get all intense and mad at Mike.

"Are you gonna sit?" Eddie asks.

"No," Mike tells him. He needs to keep whatever advantages he can in this situation because Eddie is older and also could very easily make his life extremely miserable if this goes badly. Honestly, Mike isn’t super sure he wouldn’t be miserable if it goes well either, but that’s a different issue.

"Okay," Eddie says, drawing the word out. "So what's up?"

"I know what you've been doing," Mike tells him.

Eddie stares at him. When Mike doesn’t elaborate, he tilts his head and asks, "What have I been doing?"

"All the dates and stuff. You aren't as subtle as you think."

Eddie sits up a little straighter, frowning. "Oh."

"Yeah, 'oh'," Mike says. "And I want you to know that if you mess this up, I will get revenge."

Eddie snorts. "You'll get revenge?"

"I've buried a body before," Mike tells him, trying to channel all the intensity and menace that he can into his tone. It's been a long time since he was a DM, but he thinks he's doing a pretty good job. "And I'm not afraid to do it again."

"Sorry, you've buried a body before? Like, for real?" Eddie looks genuinely shocked, and huh, maybe he never got the full story of what the Cali Crew was up to during spring break.

"Yes, for real!" Mike says. "And like, Hopper would definitely be on my side. So."

Eddie bobs his head in a nod, but he doesn't actually look all that impressed.

"And my girlfriend has super powers."

"I am aware," Eddie says.

"I'm so serious about this," Mike insists, because he feels like Eddie isn’t getting it. "This isn't just some kind of dramatic shovel talk; I'm not just saying shit for fun."

"No, no, I believe you," Eddie tells him, tone serious. “I hear you loud and clear; if I mess this up I’m dead for real, got it. Message received.” Mike has just an instant to feel victorious before Eddie continues, "I just didn't realize you cared about Steve that much."

Mike freezes. "What."

"Steve?" Eddie says, frowning a little in confusion. "I sort of thought you didn't like him that much."

"I'm not talking about Steve. Why would I be talking about Steve?"

"Then who are you threatening me about?"

"Nancy, obviously!" Mike waves a hand, feeling a little desperate. He has a sinking feeling that maybe he's actually wrong, but he’s in too deep to give up now. "You've been spending so much time together, and she’s seemed way happier recently. You must be— Are you not dating?"

"Dating Nancy? No, I am not," Eddie says. "I've been hanging out with her because we're friends, and also for double da—" He stops talking, eyes going wide. "Just because we're friends."

"Double dates?" Mike repeats. He needs to focus on that detail; if he thinks too much about the fact that Eddie thought he was talking about Steve, he's going to have to address what that (probably) means. "If Nancy’s not dating you, who is she dating?"

"Uh, nobody?" Eddie tries. Mike raises an eyebrow and waits. Eddie grimaces, obviously realizing how unconvincing that sounded. "You should ask her about it. Seriously, I can't tell you that."

Ugh. Great. Eddie's going to be stubborn about this. Now that he's on guard, he's probably not going to say anything else accidentally incriminating, even if he is still high enough to have less of a filter than usual. Instead of arguing, Mike changes course. He doesn’t really want an answer to this question, but leaving it a mystery would be worse: "Why did you think I was talking about Steve?"

"Hm?"

"Eddie!"

Eddie sighs. "Jesus, kid, we were waiting for the right time to tell you little twerps."

"You and Steve?" Mike feels like this is maybe actually worse. He hadn't loved the idea of Eddie and Nancy together for a bunch of reasons (including—especially—the fact that Nancy is his sister, and also they don't make any sense together), but Eddie and Steve? "Steve Harrington?"

"Is that a problem, Wheeler?" Eddie gives him one of those intense looks, and Mike is abruptly thrown back to the beginning of freshman year when Eddie was as terrifying as he was compelling.

"He's so lame," Mike whines, because even if he's still a little scared of Eddie, he can't put aside the dismay that Eddie is dating Steve. "And he's a jock! You hate jocks."

Eddie blinks at him for a long moment, and Mike fidgets, wishing this whole thing had maybe never happened. Then Eddie drops back into the couch with a sigh. "Jesus H. Christ, I thought you were being homophobic."

"What, no!" Mike denies immediately, and it's true; he's fine with gay people just. Steve? "I'm not homophobic. I just can't believe you of all people would fall for Steve Harrington."

Eddie laughs. "Trust me, it surprised me too."

Mike sighs. "I'm sorry I freaked you out."

"Nah, it's fine. I expect you to be an asshole sometimes, so that's nothing new." Eddie offers a genuine smile to soften the blow.

"Yeah, well at least I have good taste in guys," Mike says without actually thinking about what he's saying. "Wait—no—that's not—"

"Oh my god," Eddie breathes. "This is the best conversation."

"Shut up!"

"Thank you for telling me," Eddie tells him, tone solemn. "I'm glad you felt you could trust me with this."

"I hate you, actually," Mike decides. "No wonder you and Steve are dating; you both suck."

Eddie cackles, and Mike wishes fervently for the ability to turn back time.

"This is actually the worst thing that's ever happened to me," Mike announces. "And I've dealt with the Upside Down four times."

Eddie manages to get his laughter under control. "Oh, you think this is bad?" He leans in, grinning menacingly. "Just wait until I tell Steve you threatened me to defend his honor."

"Oh god," Mike breathes. "Please don't do that, he'll never let me live it down."

"I don't know, I think he deserves to know how much you care."

"I wasn't talking about him, though. I thought you were dating Nancy!" He knows protesting is probably useless at this point, but he's got to at least try. "It's actually fine if you want to mess up your relationship with Steve."

"I don't think you mean that, though, do you?"

Mike sighs and closes his eyes. "I'm sorry for threatening you, but please don't make me admit to liking Steve."

"Fine, I suppose I can be merciful," Eddie says magnanimously. "I mean, he may have heard the entire thing, since he's in the next room, but..."

"He's here?" Mike hisses.

"Oh yeah," Eddie grins. "You interrupted date night." He wiggles his eyebrows, and Mike wants to die.

"Wow, would you look at the time?" Mike glances around the room, which is completely bare of any clocks. "It's time for me to go!"

"Hey, Wheeler," Eddie says, and he sounds serious again. "Can you please keep your mouth shut about this?"

Mike narrows his eyes. He’s not going to just go along with whatever Eddie wants after all of this, and this might be his only chance to regain the upper hand in this conversation. "Why?"

"Because we want to let everyone know ourselves? We'll do it soon, so you won't have to keep it a secret for a long time or whatever, but it's important to us to get to tell people, okay?"

"Yeah, sure. I don't actually want to think about it anyway."

"Thank you."

"Sure." Mike starts to leave and then stops, turning back to face Eddie again. "And I'm, like, glad you're happy or whatever."

"Wow, that's so touching," Eddie drawls. "Thank you, though." He smiles, and Mike nods, rushing to the door—because yeah, he doesn't actually hate Steve; he can admit to himself he kind of, maybe, likes Steve (Mike will never, ever say it out loud, but Steve is pretty handsome, and he’s actually reliable in a crisis, unlike Nancy and Jonathan, who tend to disappear when shit starts going down), but if he has to actually see him right now, after all of that, he might die.

So he leaves, heading out into the cool night air and feeling much lighter than he had on his way to Eddie's house. His shovel talk may not have gone the way he expected, but that's okay, and anyway, he has a sister to pester about her new girlfriend.

Now that he's over his initial shock, he can put two and two together; he’d assumed that Dustin had finally gotten his wish for Robin and Steve to start dating, but if Steve is dating Eddie, then that means the other half of those double dates is Nancy and Robin.

He actually thinks that Robin Buckley is a pretty good match for Nancy. They make sense together, in a weird way, sort of balance each other out, and he's heard about how well they worked together during Vecna.

That doesn't mean he's not going to bug Nance for keeping it a secret. Especially since it made him embarrass himself in front of Eddie.

[prettyboysdontlookatexplosions]

i finished my 2024 sessions today! 🥳 and moved my first 2025 session by a day so i don’t have to start up till 1/5 lol. i willll probably spend tomorrow working at least some because i have those nagging answer explanations i want to stop hanging over me + a little prep work i’d like to have done going in, plus i’m waiting on a couple emails re scheduling… but that’s alright. lol. overall i am pleased to have made it and not displeased to be coming back with the slate i’ll be returning with (a little heavier than i’d anticipated for january and very weekend skewed which is annoying for social reasons but overall Not So Bad and is helpful financially and at least some of the students i know for a fact will not be super prep heavy although alack re: How Long The Fucking ACT is). i think i may have said this earlier but according to my lil time tracking app i worked more hours in the fall this year than last year but overall my stress & mental health was soooooooo much better this year…. which is the result of some prolonged internal battles paying off & some interpersonal stuff getting worked through & changing circumstantially across the past 15 months or so, but also the result of little shifts in my life adding up. i learned this fall that it is now the case that even when i am really phoning it in re: Trying, i get my work done in a way that isn’t crazymaking and i work out regularly and i also still have lots of fun on a regular basis. i would say that literally none of those things were true for the vast majority of my adulthood (i am almost 37 and definitely would not say any of them were true during ANY of my twenties AT ALL), and now they are all true even when i am basically running on auto pilot. that’s neat!!! i feel very lucky.

this week i got my steps in & worked out 5 times partly because i have been so good about foam rolling but sooomehoooow did something weird to a part of my back i have never had pain in before….. i stretched it some and tennis balled it some and hopefully it is just tense and sore and will right itself when i sleep 🤞🏼 i also finally succumbed to my phone’s harassment to get extra icloud data mostly so i could clear enough room on my phone to update my iOS which i have been excited about mostly as a person who due to my particular Challenges almost exclusively remembers “oh shit! i was gonna text ___” at bedtime… i expect send later to be a real improvement for me. i have been good about keeping my room at its Not Making Me Insane baseline and ditto the kitchen after receiving substantial outside help. i’ve been ipad journaling and doing a lil meditation and it feels nice. today i came home and was going to do some more work and instead was soooo sleepy and that’s ok! lol. in confederate reckoning i am on the chapter about soldiers’ wives and in js&mn stephen black has met the gentleman with the thistle-down hair, which is what i shall turn my attention to next!

[herofics]

mha characters cuddling their s/o and/or liking to listen to their s/o’s heartbeat

Would love if you chose maybe hawks, shiggy, and/or aizawa for this one please and thank you

I only got this request a few days ago, but I felt like writing this already, because it seemed like some simple fluff. I didn't do Aizawa, since I wasn't feeling it, but I did scenarios for the other two

~Hawks/Takami Keigo~

“(Name)! I need your help!” came a shout from the living room..

“I’m kinda busy at the moment, Keigo” you yelled back from the kitchen.

You were trying to finish one of your university assignments and it was starting to feel like this particular essay was kicking your ass.

“You really should take a break” a familiar voice whispered in your ear, which made you jump and yelp.

“Wow, you’re really tense” Hawks chuckled.

“Not funny Keigo, I need to finish this” you motioned towards your laptop.

“Oh come on, you need to take a break, you’ve been going at it for hours” Hawks said and massaged your shoulders.

You leaned back against his chest and looked up at him. He looked down at you and kissed you on the forehead.

“Fine” you sighed and got up, following him to the living room. “So what did you need?”

“Eh nothing, I just wanted you to get you to take a break”

You sighed and rolled your eyes. You knew he meant well, and he probably couldn’t have gotten you off the computer otherwise, but it was still just a tiny bit annoying.

You laid down on the couch, and Hawks laid down on top of you, leaning his head on your chest. You started picking all the little bits of dirt out of his wings, and you could feel him relax against you as you preened his wings with your hands.

Hawks was listening to your heartbeat as he laid on you and enjoying you preening his wings. Ever since he met you, listening to your heartbeat had become a habit of his. It always calmed him down, no matter how irritated or angry he was, and even if he wasn’t upset, it just made him feel very serene.

“Hey Keigo?” you asked.

“Yeah?” he muttered.

“Thanks for getting me away from the essay, I really did need to take a break” you yawned.

“No problem dove” he smiled.

“I-I think I’m gonna take a nap” you said as you had trouble keeping your eyes open. “Will you stay?”

“Of course” Hawks smiled as your hands rested on his back and you drifted off to sleep. “I’ll always stay with you”

~Shigaraki Tomura~

You were laying on the bed, when Tomura marched into the room, slamming the door shut behind him.

“What’s going on?” you inquired as he stomped towards you.

You didn’t get an answer, he just huffed and basically threw himself on the bed. You put your phone down and wrapped your arms around him as he basically laid half on top of you. He was like a super weighted blanket, a very weirdly shaped, unevenly weighted blanket.

Tomura wasn’t really feeling like giving you an answer. He just laid on you with his ear pressed on your chest, listening to your heartbeat. It was steady, rhythmic and strong, and just what he needed to calm himself. He just laid there, listening to your heartbeat with his eyes closed. It was such a pleasant sound, he never thought such a simple sound could bring him such tranquility.

“Why are you sulking this time?” you asked as you twirled his hair around your finger.

“I’m not” he grumbled.

“Mmmhmm” you muttered.

You just laid there with him on top of you, playing with his hair. It had changed color during his fight with Re-Destro, after Tomura remembered his past. He was still hurt after that fight and was covered in bandages.

You had been a bit hesitant about staying at the mountain villa, but it seemed to be okay with all the other League members so you didn’t argue about it. The next day, Tomura was to depart for the hospital in Jaku, so this would be your last night together for at least the next four months. 

“I’ll miss you” you said and kissed the top of his head.

Tomura didn’t answer, but you could feel his body tense up a little. He still wasn’t used to the affection you showed him, even though he often sought it out. He never really asked for it, he just mostly positioned himself next to or in this case, on top of you, and stayed there until you gave him what you wanted. It was usually comfort of some sort, or cuddles or both.

“I’ll be back soon” Tomura assured.

“I know, but I’ll still miss you” you sighed.

“You’ll be fine” he said.

“You’ll come back to me, right?” you asked and petted his hair as you stared at the ceiling.

“Always” he said.

Tomura could hear your heartbeat getting faster just for a moment as he promised to come back to you. He’d always come back to you, even if there was nothing else to come back to, you would be there.

You hugged him closer. You trusted he’d come back to you.

[niconeekokneecaps]

Also, I'm curious:

Who are your 3 favourite & least favourite Harry Potter Characters, and why? And what are your favourite fanon ships?

My 3 favourite characters:

1. Fred & George Weasley - I’ve loved both Fred & George since the first time I read the books (although I think George is my favourite of the two) so it’s hard to choose one or the other for the top spot. I love how they genuinely care about Harry and they treat him like a brother. I also think that they’ve got to be really smart to pull off everything they’ve gone, in terms of pranks & the joke shop. And also, despite them teasing their siblings throughout the series, I do think that they really do care about them in their own way (e.g in CoS when they’re attempting to cheer Ginny up in their own way, even if it doesn’t end up working).

2. Ron Weasley - I love his personality in the books and that fact that Ron is always ready to throw hands for people he cares about. I always get so annoyed that Hermione got Ron’s line in PoA (“if you want to kill Harry, you have to kill us to!”), because it shows just how selfless Ron is as a character. Whilst, yes, he doesn’t always have the best reactions to things (which I think was heavily to do with his jealousy and confidence issues) he always comes back to Harry and Hermione in the end. He’s also a super brave character too (standing up to Sirius, going to Aragog) as well as his care towards those close to him. For example, in DH (the book), when the trio are in Malfoy Manor, Ron is screaming for them to let Hermione go, to take him instead. Ron defender til the day I die.

3. Remus Lupin - Now, this one can be a bit iffy because I prefer canon Remus over fanon (which is very popular). Canon Remus is honestly a bit of a coward, and I love that. Unlike his friends, he isn’t very confident, he doesn’t seem to have been popular and, as a teen, probably struggled making friends outside of the Marauders. Honestly, that’s so relatable to me as a person who has struggled with my confidence and making friends. Another thing is that Remus had been betrayed and has lost so much on top of the self hatred towards his being a werewolf. Again, canonically, Remus isn’t the smartest of the Marauders and had to work harder (than say James or Sirius) to feel like he deserves to be in Hogwarts. Overall, to me, his canon character is pretty relatable and it’s one of the reasons he’s one of my favourites.

Honorary Mentions: Luna, Tonks, Harry, Hermione, Percy

My 3 least favourites:

1. Severus Snape - I have so much to say about Snape. He’s a grown man who holds onto a childhood grudge even though the one he holds a grudge against has been dead for over ten years. He then proceeds to take this out on said dead man’s son for like 6 years because they look alike. He’s also a Death Eater who only turned to Dumbledore when Lily’s life was threatened, even though he was the one who gave Voldemort the prophecy which led to all of this. And speaking of Lily, he was not in love with her, he was fucking obsessed with her. In the books (can’t remember which one, although I’m pretty sure it’s DH), he finds a letter from Lily to Sirius with a picture of the Potters. He tears the part of the letter which Lily had written ‘my love’ or something along those lines (it’s been a while since I read DH, and I don’t have the book with me right now to check) and also tore the photo of the Potters in half. This meant that he kept Lily’s part of the picture and just tossed the part with Harry and James to the side, because he doesn’t care about either of them. I’m gonna stop my Snape rant here, but you get the gist.

2. Draco Malfoy - I really don’t like the little ferret for multiple reasons. One of which is his bullying of, not just the trio, but many others as well. One issue I have with him is that he wishes harm and death upon Hermione multiple times in CoS (wishing death upon her) and GoF (wishing harm upon her during the Quidditch World Cup), just because she’s a muggleborn. Also the way he insults and mocks the Weasley’s to the point (e.g. Weasley Is Our King) where the Weasley siblings start throwing hands. Here, George alongside Harry in the OotP book comes to mind. He’s also quite the coward in the end, during DH and HBP, when he’s realised that being a Death Eater ain’t really what he thought it would’ve been like. Once again, ending my rant here.

3. Dolores Umbridge - I think this one’s quite self explanatory. I can’t stand her.

Honorary Mentions: Bellatrix, Dumbledore, Molly

You also asked about my favourite fanon ships so here (not loads cause I do like a lot of canon ships but here we are):

- Ronarry - I know they’re just best friends, however I am a sucker for best friends to lovers

- George x Harry (I call them Firebolt) - This one did start out as a crack ship, but it’s honestly grown on me (post wars fics are so sweet)

- Fremione - It’s not my fave ship for either of ship really but the idea of it gets me (best friend’s older brother, prankster x bookworm, etc)

- Linny - They’re just neat, I just like them.

- Perciver - I love the vibes of these two being together.

Thanks for the ask as well! I like getting asks and being able to talk about these things! Enjoy!

[loser-fics]

Hi there!

Could you please do a Carl Grimes x fem!reader angst to fluff that takes place during beginning of season 6? Carl and the reader are a couple and super close. Ron likes the reader and is jealous of their relationship. Ron also wants revenge for his father’s death so he kidnaps Carl knocking him out and taking him outside beyond Alexandria. The reader finds a letter Ron left telling her he took Carl. Reader goes over the walls and tracks Ron and Carl and finds where they are. Ron threatens Carl and is about to kill him when the reader shows up just in time. Her and Ron fight with her winning the fight. She then frees Carl and once Carl is free a swarm of walkers start coming. Ron tries to escape but is surrounded and killed by the walkers. The reader and Carl escape the herd just in time and return to Alexandria. Carl kisses the reader all emotional while holding her not wanting to let go telling her he was afraid he’d never see her again and that Ron was going to hurt her. Reader and Carl then have a cozy night in cuddling with each other by the fireplace. Thank you!

TW: regular walking dead violence, swearing, my bad late night humour

You and Carl were walking around Alexandria together, hand in hand. It was rare to see the two of you apart, even before you got together. Everyone thought it was sweet, a young couple having fun… everyone but Ron. He longed for it to be him holding your hand, kissing you, spending every second he could with you. It drove him crazier each day, he would do anything to be with you, even if it was completely immoral. It took him a while, but he’d made a makeshift plan based off Carl’s rather loose schedule, and the rare times he would be alone. A plan that would take Carl away and (hopefully) leave you to himself.

It happened that night. When Carl was walking back to his house, and Ron had taken a crowbar.

“Wha-“ was all Carl got out before Ron hit him over the head with it, knocking him out. With slight difficulty, Ron then took him past the Alexandria gates.

You woke up the next day, blinking a few times before noticing something on your bedside table.

A Letter.

You lazily took hold of it and opened it.

Y/N, Carl does not deserve you, nor your love or your embrace. But not to worry sweetheart, I’m taking care of it, - Ron <3

You wondered what he meant for a second, was this is prank? Is this real? A dream? And ‘taking care of it’? Is he gonna-? And that’s when you knew. You could only hope that Ron hadn’t really gone and done something that stupid, and that your boyfriend was alive.

You quickly got dressed and grabbed your knife, running out your house and immediately looking around. Daryl had taught you some tracking skills in the past and with Ron’s lack of kidnapping skills it was easier to locate them. You spotted a slight gap in the walls and pushed it a part a little more, going through before closing it back up. You looked down ahead of you to see some vague footprints, and followed them as well as you could.

Eventually you came across a barely intact shed, and heard the yelling from inside it.

“YOU SON OF A BITCH WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THIS”

“YOU DON’T FUCKING DESERVE HER, COWBOY, I DO”

“THEN WHY DIDN’T YOU KILL ME RIGHT WHEN I WAS OUT OF IT”

“Oh Carl, I wanted to just tell you exactly what’s gonna happen after you die-“

And that’s when you walked in, knife in hand, anger on your mind. Carl was currently badly tied to a chair, enough for him to not get away but again still Ron’s skills aren’t really the best.

“Y/N?!” The two boys said, Carl’s tone being relieved while Ron’s being more annoyed? confused? Probably both.

“LET HIM GO YOU FUCKING PSYCHO” you yelled at Ron, who was rather surprised to see you here.

Before Ron could actually give you a response you ran up to him, punching him. You were tempted to use your knife but he hit you back snapping you out of thought. Luckily, a couple more hits from you and he backed against the wall breathing heavily. It was rather easy for you to take him down what with him living inside Alexandria for the majority of the apocalypse and you wondered for a second how this boy kidnapped Carl Fucking Grimes.

You used your knife to cut Carl free and the two of you ran out the door a swarm of walkers came near you and as you darted away they went through the door. Hearing Ron’s screams you could assume what happened as you and Carl went back to Alexandria.

“What. The. Hell. Happened.” Rick said as he looked at the two of you who were covered in blood and dirt.

“We could find either of you all morning… where you two with Ron? He’s also missing” Michonne spoke, sounding slightly more understanding than Mr ‘Coral and (your name in rick’s accent) can’t be trusted’

After some explaining, some bad news delivering and some wall fixing, Carl and you could finally relax. The two of you cuddled on the couch listening to the fireplace crackle.

“I was scared back there y’know, not just for me I thought- I thought Ron was gonna hurt you or that I’d never see you again…” Carl said, pulling you closer and tracing shapes on your back

“I know, I I know, but it’s ok now don’t worry sweetheart” you responded

“… I love you.”

“I love you too Carl, so fucking much”

———————————————————

A/N: I am SO SORRY with how long this took to get out and it was kinda hard to write Ron so evily haha

[deadboyfriendd]

While I’m on the topic of books, I read 16 books this year (not much compared to someone I went to high school with’s EIGHTY FIVE but hey I also finished a degree and am a full time artist and a full time teacher give me a break). My thoughts on them below the cut!!

The first book I read last year was A Little Life by Hanya Yanigihara. WOOF. That was 900 pages of sadness and despair. I vouch that we rename the book, “give Jude a fucking break”. Tragic, I still think about it constantly, and I will never read it again. It made me feel so many uneasy and ugly feelings and literally squeezes them out of you. Like I can’t adequately form an opinion about all of the things this book made me feel. It was profound and shocking and so immensely sad. Very rarely do I cry reading, and I ugly cried through the better half of this book.

Southern Bookclub���s was a palate cleanser for a little life. I call it Steel Magnolias for horror enthusiasts. It’s about a group of women in a prominent neighborhood in the middle of the Bible Belt during the 80s Satanic panic. They end up forming their own book club where they only read horror and true crime and end up convincing themselves that their neighbor is a vampire. It’s hilarious and charming and such a good narrative with the most satisfying ending. A great read!!

Death in her hands by Otessa Moshfegh started my obsession with her entire body of work. Each piece is a narrative in femininity and life through the scope of womanhood. This story follows an elderly woman after the death of her husband and is a fantastic example of the unreliable narrator. It was well paced and a quick read!

The ACOTAR series is… entertaining at best?? It was a drastic change from my usual genres but I was hounded into reading it by everyone and MY mother. I devoured the first and second books in two days. It’s easily palatable, kinda sexy, and a good story overall. Do it think it was life changing profound fiction? Not really. Feyre is super annoying to me but there are so many other cool characters. I think SJM probably could have slowed down and turned the third book into three different books to focus on that world building and really turned ACOTAR into something special. But it was a good story and the world building was pretty cool!

Priest was garbage.

I share the same sentiments with fourth wing and iron flame as I do with ACOTAR. Violet is less annoying than Feyre, but everyone else is so much more annoying. How to train your dragon college AU. Am I gonna read Onyx Storm when it comes out on the 21st? Yeah. I am.

Nothing but blackened teeth was… a little underwhelming? It was a quick read and your run of the mill scary ghost story. That’s all I can say about it.

My year of rest and relaxation is a book I constantly think about. THIS landed on my favorites of all time list. It tells the story of a melodramatic art major who becomes an orphan after her rich, emotionally unavailable parents die and she spends a year getting so ridiculously high on experimental prescriptions and her narrative through these moments of lucidity. It’s like if fear and loathing in Las Vegas was written by a tortured artist. It’s an acquired taste for sure but I was the target audience for that book.

A curse so dark and lonely was recommended to me by a coworker. She described it as something similar to ACOTAR with less spice. It follows the story of Harper, a teenage girl living in the big city with cerebral palsy, and she ends up in a mythical fairytale land as a chosen one to break the prince’s curse. It’s a cute beauty and the beast retelling and I plan on finishing the cursebreaker series eventually!! The characters are a little shallow and Wattpad fan fiction-ey, Harper is very, “I’m not like other girls” but it’s overall a pretty good story.

I ended my year picking up the Outlander series. Oh my GOD. It is my historical fiction writers dream. Jamie is charming and sexy and the book boyfriend to end all book boyfriends. Blows Rhysand and Xaden out of the water. Claire is a witty, sharp, multifaceted FMC and I absolutely ADORE her, and her world building is INSANE. I mean seriously I’m on the third book and I’m learning so much about European history and the Jacobite uprising. Things I wasn’t taught in school. These books are so so long but they’re so thoughtful and so interesting. Easily creeping it’s way up my favorites list.

Bonus points to outlander for having a show that follows so so closely to the book. I’m watching as I’m reading and it’s my little treat.

[itssokiee]

Smudged Happiness - Chapter 5

Previous Chapter

Chapter 1

And we have finally arrived at the Dragneel residence.

Mavis and Zeref smoke sesh.

Lucy hangs out with Natsu in his bedroom.

After seemingly light hearted fun - they were interrupted by their respective asshole fathers.

“Damn Mavis, you’re acting really suspicious,” Zeref said as he sat on the floor. Mavis shut the door and locked it.

“It’ll be worth it I promise,” she said as she sat down across from him. “You know how I was tutoring those inner city kids for my honors society service hours?”

“Uh sure?” Zeref said nervously.

“I actually hate you, I told you about it like a million times,” she said annoyed.

“Alright well what about it?”

“So, I got to know the kid I was working with. We were talking one day and he mentioned that he was a plug at his high school,” Mavis said smiling, “and on our very last day he slipped an entire quarter in my purse! for free!”

Zeref smiled, “Look at you, fully corrupted buying drugs.”

“Technically I didn’t buy drugs, I was gifted them,” she said cheekily.

“I’m guessing you want to smoke now?” Zeref said grabbing his grinder off the desk.

“Well I wouldn’t complain,” she said taking a bong out from under the desk. She took her water bottle and began filling it up.

~

“What’s her deal?” Lucy asked confused by Mavis and Zeref’s escape.

“I gotta few ideas,” Natsu responded. “So Wendy how was school?”

“It was good! I have two classes with Chelia and lunch with Romeo, so that definitely helped,” Wendy replied cheerfully.

“You’re Natsu’s cousin, right Wendy?” Lucy asked.

“Yeah but, we grew up super close. Even when my mom is home, we live nearby so we come to visit a lot. It feels like Natsu and Zeref are more so my brothers at this point.”

“Aww that’s so sweet,” Lucy said.

“By the way, when is Uncle Igneel coming back tonight?” Wendy asked.

“Well looks like he actually went to work today, but I don’t doubt he’ll hit the bar on the way back. Probably late, we’ll order takeout or something,” Natsu said.

“Ooh I really want to cook then! Chelia gave me this new recipe to try,” Wenvy said.

“Alright sure, if you want to. Me and Lucy are gonna head to my room. Let me know if you need anything.”

~

“Alright *ack* I’m tapping *cough* out,” Mavis choked out through coughing.

“Aww already,” Zeref said mockingly.

“So mean!”

“It’s who I am.”

Mavis usually doesn’t confront Zeref but her mind was buzzing with one thought ,“Why are you so mean that you ignored me for three days?”

Zeref stopped mid-pull and looked down. “It wasn’t like that, it’s just you know, Mard Gear and Kiyoka…”

“Hate me?” Mavis said.

“It’s not like Yuri, Precht, or Warrod don’t feel the same for me.”

“I guess.”

~

Lucy sat at Natsu’s desk while he gave her the room tour. His room was the size of the Heartfilia Manor supply closet. Everything in it was old and slightly broken. But it made her feel relaxed, being in a lived in home rather than a pristine polished prison.

He had random pictures scattered on his desk, there was a few of him and Gray. They looked so little in some of them. He had one with Erza where Natsu was sitting on at a desk while she was mid smacking him with a ruler. He even had one with his brother, Zeref was giving the camera a look of annoyance. Her eyes stopped when she saw a picture with her in it. It was a random selfie they took during class one day. They both were making silly faces and she was holding onto his arm. Oh god we kinda look like a -

“Lucy?” Natsu asked looking at her.

“Sorry I got distracted by your pictures, they’re really cute,” Lucy said.

“You think? Thanks Lucy!”

“I really like your home. It feels like a true family lives here,” Lucy said unknowingly.

“What makes you say that?”Natsu asked.

“You have sibling to talk to, you have cool room decorations, and it feels like a real community. Honestly, I talk to my staff more than my father. And everything has to be presentable always, even my own private bathroom that nobody else uses - sorry I shouldn’t complain,” Lucy said embarrassed.

“Don’t be sorry. We all have different experiences. It’s not like you chose to be born there,” Natsu said smiling.

Lucy smiled, however, it quickly faded. “Natsu, uh, do you smoke weed?” She asked nervously. A pungent order wafted its way to her.

“Not really, but Zeref and Mavis do all the time,” Natsu said nonchalantly.

“Wait, seriously?” Lucy gasped.

“Yeah, it’s not like Igneel cares.”

“But that’s like, you know, drugs.”

“I guess but it’s just weed, it’s not like they’re shooting heroin,” Natsu said.

Still, Lucy felt nervous. She knew kids her age did drugs and stuff, but she never actually met somebody who did.

“I promise, it’s not a big deal, they would probably even let you try it if you asked.”

“No way!”

They spent the next hour ranting about their first day, Lucy told him the nightmare about her schedule, and Natsu told her about how he overslept first period and got chewed out by three different teachers.

“At least it was better than my summer,” Natsu grumbled.

“Same,” Lucy said, “I mean of course going abroad is a privilege…”

“If it sucked, I want to know. I’m your friend Lucy, and even if we have different struggles, yours are still important.”

Lucy hesitated for a moment. “It was awful! Nothing I did was ever right. My dress was always sloppy, I fell twice in my shoes, and I was constantly told I was embarrassing the Heartfilia name with my lack of poise,” Lucy ranted out.

“Yeah that sucks, fuck that,” Natsu said agreeing.

“The worst was when that Sorano girl-“

“ARE YOU SERIOUS?” An angry girls voice called out.

“That was Mavis! Is she okay?” Lucy asked worried. She did not trust Zeref.

“I’m sure it’s nothing,” Natsu said nonchalantly.

“Well don’t you think we should see what’s going on,” Lucy said, hurriedly standing up. “It came from your living room!”

“I’m sure it’s nothing but alright,” Natsu said as he followed Lucy.

“I TOLD YOU TO BRING A BED!”

What?

Natsu and Lucy arrived in the living room to see Mavis and Zeref on the couch playing a video game.

“NOW IM GOING TO DIE BECAUSE THESE FLYING THINGS KEEP ATTACKING ME AND I CANT SLEEP!” Mavis said as she reached over hit Zeref.

“I’ll logout so you can sleep,” Zeref said amused.

“It’s too late! I’m going to die! Oh my God I had 25 levels!” Mavis said raging as she stared at the red respawn screen.

“Well I told you to make a bow.”

“She was yelling over this,” Lucy said dumbly.

“Yeah I tried to tell you,” Natsu replied smiling.

Mavis looked over at Lucy and started laughing, “I do remember you Lucy, I was sitting right here like this, I remember now. I was winning the game too until-”

“Nah I think it you were more like this,” Zeref said as he pushed her off the couch. She tried to take him with her by grabbing his hand, but the small girl didn’t have the strength. Mavis got off the floor and grabbed a nearby pillow.

“Now, I’m going to kill you with this pillow,” Mavis said while attempting to suffocate the black haired boy.

“Why are they both laughing like psychos?” Lucy asked.

“Because they’re high as hell.”

Suddenly the front door swung open. A tall man with a large coat walked in and looked around. Lucy instantly felt ice in her stomach.

“Welcome home Uncle Igneel,” Wendy called from the kitchen.

“‘Sup Igneel,” Mavis said pillow still over Zeref.

“Mavis. Zeref still awful?” Igneel said back to her.

“You know it,” Mavis replied.

“Natsu who’s this?” Igneel said raising an eyebrow towards Lucy.

“Oh I’m Lucy, Natsu’s friend from school?” She said meekly.

“Well then. Nice to meet you,” he said flatly, “there’s some flashy car driving around out there. Must be in the wrong neighborhood.”

“What kind of car?” Natsu asked.

“Some black luxury car, I think it might’ve been a Rolls Royce?

“Wait what?” Lucy gasped. Instantly she took out her forgotten phone to see 27 missed calls and thirty texts from her dad. She was screwed. He tracked her phones location and was trying to find her.

“Hey Natsu, thanks so much for having me, but I have to go,” Lucy said and she hurriedly gathered her stuff.

“Oh okay, Lucy,” Natsu said. Figures Igneel driving her off. “Do you need a ride home?”

“No it’s okay, my dad ordered me an Uber apparently,” Lucy said. “I just saw the notification and it’s waiting. Got to go!” And with that Lucy ran out the door.

Lucy ran down the block, putting enough space between her and Natsu’s house. She called her dad.

“Hey dad sorry, I lost track of time,” Lucy said nervously.

“I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU FOR THE PAST THREE HOURS! OUR DRIVER WAITED FOR YOU AFTER SCHOOL AND YOU NEVER SHOWED. ALL WE GOT WAS A MEASLY TEXT AND NOTHING ELSE.”

Suddenly the black rolls Royce pulled up next to Lucy. Lucy took a deep breath and opened the door. Jude Heartfilia stared daggers into her soul.

“I can’t believe it. First you send my staff into a hassle this morning over,your school, everyone was running around scrambling. Then you abscond here without so much as a word to your father?” He angrily spoke.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t think it was a big deal.”

“You never do and that’s the problem. We’re going home and I never want to catch you over here again.”

Next

[lowcallyfruity]

you should tell me some things about sebepel like headcannons!! If it’s not a bother of an ask, I’d like to know the ship more :3

HIII ANON HIII OMG I GOT THIS ASK AND STARTED GOING INSANE I LOVE SEBEPEL ARHFHFHFHFFBFBFB

UM!!! So!!! Me personally!!! If you want some Sebepel content Epels school uniform vignette is a good place to start!! It’s soooo cute <3 like EEKSIES <3 it drives me insane when I read it be because it’s SO sweet and ARYRUFFHFHHFHFUFUFH. then there’s the Harveston event!!! It’s Sebepel central!!! GRGRGRGRGR they’re so cute in the event!!!

OKAY. So. I’m probably gonna post my sebepel hcs tommorow or like. In the next few days (I just need to figure out how to format it) BUT ILL GIVE YOU SOME OF MY HCS FROM IT TEEHEE <3333

Sebek calls Epel by his name often instead of human. He calls him human sometimes but not as much as the others. People start noticing this and go “huh. Strange”

Sebek loves talking about his lovely boyfriend who is the coolest guy to ever exist!!! (He might even surpass Malleus. Sebek is very conflicted) boasting about how amazing and strong he is for a human!!! How he’s very talented and skillfull.

Epel starts speaking less formally with Sebek and occasionally going full blown with his Dialect. Sebek wants to learn more of Epel’s dialect. And Epel gladly teaches him. ARGHHHH Sebek loves Epel’s accent so much.

UGH I HAVE THIS WHOLE THING WHERE LIKE. EPEL IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY SEBEKS HATRED FOR HUMANS STARTS CHIPPING AWAY SLOWLY. LIKE “wow. This human is so very cool. Wow. He’s so talented and amazing. Wow” AND IS LIKE ONE OF THE FEW HUMANS HE TREATS WITH RESPECT AND NICELY AND ARHFGHGHFHF BUT IT DRIVES HIM INSNAE BE AUSE “HOW COULD HE FEEL THIS WAY FOR A HUMAN?!??” AND HES SO CONFLICTED AND ARGHHHH AND WHEN SEBEK FINALLY GETS OVER HIS HATRED FOR HUMANS HE CAN FINALLY LOVE EPEL TO THE FULLEST AND WITHOUT SHAME AND CAN START TO PROCESS HIS FEELINGS AND AHRBFHFDHJDJDJSJSJSJSJSHS AND EPEL IS JUST SO KIND AND CARING AND UNDERSTANDING AND ARFHHFHFJFNFNFBFJ

Also not a hc I think? But one of the reasons why I love sebepel so much bc I think Epel is one of the few characters that doesn’t treat Sebek like shit (at least from what I remember???)

When it comes to Sebek, I think a lot characters are like “ugh! Sebek is so annoying I hope he DIES” (okay I’m being dramatic but they don’t like him and they tend to express that) but I’ve never seen that with Epel? Epel doesn’t say anything bad about Sebek (from what I remember) he’s always pretty neutral when it comes to Sebek and doesn’t really talk bad about him the way others do. He’s kinda just like “oh. That’s Sebek. He is. Talking about malleus.” Maybe even sometimes like “he’s a bit strange but whatever :)” AND THATS JUST SOOOO ARHFHFHHFHFHF TO ME LIKE SAUSUDHDHJSAISUHSHSJ SOBBING CRYING

Okay so this is where I start yapping EVEN MORE. Basically I just talk about how I personally view their relationship and what it would be like pre-relationship and during relationship. I’m putting this here bc it’s long and I don’t want to make anyone feel obligated to read all of this.

UGH SORRY I JUST TALK SO MUCH. I didn’t mean to make it this long but I just love them SO MUCH. To me they’re a very loving and caring relationship…. Who help each other grow and just care about each-other so much. They’re both so patient with eachother and AUFHFHFJFFH WHICH LIKE MEANS SO MUXH TO ME BC LIKE. Sebek is neurodivergent and Epel isn’t but even still I like to think that Epel tries so very hard to make Sebek happy and like let him know he’s cared for and loved. And It’s just ifhhhh I could talk about them and how they handle Sebeks neurodivergence forever but I won’t 😭😭😭

BUT EVEN WITH ALL OF THEIR WHOLESOME PATIENCE AND I GUESS “MATURITY” THEYRE STILL JUST SILLY TEENS AND YEAH AUGHGHFH. They are SUCH a power couple to me!!!! Like “hell yeah that’s my bf!!!!” And they get so super silly together!!!! They goof around and act ‘cringey’ and hype each other up!!!!

Idk in my head it’s just. They make it work. They are overall healthy to me and hehehe they’re the couple that stays together forever after highschool and everyone is like “WHAT?!?!??” But also not surprised (especially those close to them they’re like “yeah ofc”

I was trying to think of situations that like. That would be angsty or like. Smth. But. I really can’t see it with them? I can’t see them having like. Big serious fights. Maybe like silly play fights that get taken a bit seriously and end up hurting eachother, but, I also think they can end up solving those,, maybe a bit quick? Idk they just seem like the type to understand eachother. Or at least try their best.

Hmmm I think I guess sometimes they have moments when they don’t see eye to eye and they are stubborn and don’t agree,,,,, but again. I think they can get solved easily….

Like idk I guess I see them more having bursts of like “idk man :/“ but they easily go back to like “oh it’s okay :)”

I think on Sebek’s part there is insecurity that Epel will stop loving him because he finally has someone that CARES about him. That pays ATTENTION to him. And he’s so scared of losing that. He’s scared to be annoying he’s scared to be loud he’s scared to talk so much because he doesn’t want to lose Epel. That’s his friend. And eventually his boyfriend. He doesn’t want to lose this person that finally actually SEES him.

But, Epel is always there to reassure him that he will ALWAYS love him. He will always be there for him. Epel will always be there to support Sebek,,, and Epel is willing to learn ways to make him happy and comfortable. Epel will be patient….. and he will listen…..

OH NY GOD THIS ID GETTING SO LONG BUT SIGH OKAY.

I think pre-relationship, Sebek would be nice to Epel!! Bc like!! Wow!! This is such a cool guy!!! And Epel would be like “huh. Weird” at first because like “I don’t think Sebek is like this? People tell me things that don’t match this at all????” So he finds it strange at first. But eventually grow to like it (for a lack of a better word ig) and finds it endearing. He thinks it’s cool!! I mean Sebek is a nice guy!! He’s glad he can learn about him and hang out!!!

AUGH IDK I JUST LOVE THEM SO MUCH I COULD TALK ANOUT THEM PRE- RELATIONSHIP AND HOW THEY BOTH VIEW EACH OTHER AND DEVELOP THEIR RELATIONSHIP SHIP FOREVER. LIKE UAH. THEY MEAN THE WORLD TO ME OKAY?????????

IM SO SORRY THIS IS SO FUCKING LONG. THIS GENUINELY WASNT MEANT TO BE THIS LONG- I GOT SO CARRIED AWAY 😭😭😭😭😭 AOUGH I JUST STARTED TALKING BC SUHDDHDJDJSJJSJSJZJZKSJZ DRIVES ME INSANE.

YOU JUST ASKED FOR SOME THINGS AND I GAVE YOU A WHOLE ESSAY HELP

UGH. They’re just stupid teens what more can I say 😭 they’re so dorky and gay for each other your honor 😢 they drive everyone insane 😢😢😢😢

[aeoki]

Sandstorm - Pointless Death Game: Chapter 8

Location: Desert Characters: Hinata & Kaoru

ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ< A few more days later. “SS” Qualifying Round, middle phase. >

Kaoru: (This is getting…)

(Pretty depressing. I can’t really tell what day it is anymore, but we should’ve reached the middle point of “SS” right now.)

(The qualifying round is going on for a month which means around half of it would be spent in the desert.)

(I’m worried it’s gonna be like this until the end. Don’t tell me our “SS” experience is gonna end with us wandering aimlessly in the desert for days and days?)

(No. In the worst-case scenario, we might be here for the rest of our lives…)

(No, that’s definitely not gonna happen. It’s too much. But it’s scary that I can’t exactly deny it…)

(I’ve managed to come up with some guesses as to what the management might be thinking in all this, but I have no way of knowing if it’s right or not.)

(The more I think about it, the more depressed I get and the other idols have started staying inside the “Oasis” recently like us.)

(And I don’t feel like moving since it feels like everything might be futile no matter what I do.)

(It seems Rei-kun and the others are sending over the “Desert Coins” they’ve converted from the “SSL$” they’ve earned...)

(And it’s thanks to them that we can probably leisurely spend another couple of weeks or a month in the “Oasis”.)

(But is that really okay? We’re just letting the storm pass.)

(I don’t want to have to do that again. That’s what I thought but…)

Hinata: Hakaze-paisen! I can finally see the pyramid!

According to the information we got from the other idols we came across at the “Oasis”, there’s a rumour that there’s an abundance of treasure inside that pyramid!

I know the information might not be trustworthy, but it won’t hurt to have a look! I wonder what’s over there? Treasures left behind by a pharaoh? The Lost Ark? 

Kaoru: …You sure are full of energy, Hinata-kun.

Hinata: Heheh ♪ I mentioned it before that I’m used to harsh environments, right?

…This is a hundred times better than the place Yuuta-kun and I were wandering aimlessly in. I’ve grown a lot since then so there’s a lot more things I can do now.

And I’ve also got the reliable and kind Hakaze-senpai with me.

Kaoru: …You’re flattering me~

Hinata: It’s the truth! Everyone from “UNDEAD” has been super nice to me and you’ve helped me out during “Volcano Island” too!

There are people who treat us with consideration and kindness… We can’t repay them but there are people who are nice to us.

I’ve come to realise that and I’m really grateful. At the very least, that’s how I’ve been seeing things lately.

I did find it kinda annoying in the past, but it all depends on how you look at it – it’s just like a ray of sunshine, it can be a blessing.

No. Maybe everyone has evil intentions and is attacking us.

I finally realised that and there’s no point in responding to their kindness with resentment.

We’re still just inexperienced kids who cannot get by in the world without reaching out and relying on someone else.

But it was arrogant of me to think we were capable of living on “our own”, huh.

I started feeling bad for the people who broke their hearts for us. Our dad, our master, our friends, our seniors…

Our staff and fans… We’re only able to shine because of the light given to us by so many people.

It can’t be helped if you say that light is nothing compared to the others. It’s our fault because we didn’t fully accept the light and stood with our backs against it.

Kaoru: Hmm… You’re matured, Hinata-kun.

Hinata: Ahaha! Does it make me mature if I just accept the fact that I’m a child? What kind of riddle is that!?

Kaoru: No, I just think you’re simply amazing. I only came to realise that when I was about to graduate from Yumenosaki.

You’re still a second-year student and someone younger than me, so I think you’ve won in that department.

Hinata: Huh~? Say what? This isn’t a case of winning or losing, right?

I think it’s probably because everyone’s taking on the challenge where there isn’t a single winner, so everyone thinks they’ve lost instead.

Kaoru: Yeah. You’re right – we’re all like idiots.

Thanks. To be honest, I was close to giving up but I think I’ve got some energy back after chatting with you, Hinata-kun.

Hinata: Ahaha~♪ “2wink” is all about making everyone have fun and be happy! It’s hard for me to make people feel better like “Ra*bits”, though!

Kaoru: I think it’s fine. That’s the same with us “UNDEAD”, anyway. Since all we can do is help people destress with some intense music.

We can’t help them feel better, But that doesn’t mean we’re worthless. 

It’s because there are different idols that we can amplify our light without getting in each other’s way and we can emit a light that makes everyone happy. That’s just how I feel about it, though.

Hinata: Yes! Let’s emit a happy happy beam~☆

Kaoru: Say what? Now, you’re just saying the first thing on your mind, right, Hinata-kun?

Hinata: …Yeah, it’s fine if we can’t do everything by ourselves.

Maybe everyone wants to be a god-like idol who has the ability to do everything, though.

Kaoru: Huh? Sorry, the wind got stronger and I didn’t catch what you said.

Oh god, it’s not gonna be a sandstorm, right? I can’t tell what’s going on with the weather in the desert!

Surely, if a disaster like that strikes, I think the management will send help over, though.

Hinata: Yeah. The management probably doesn’t want us to die.

Kaoru: I sure hope so~ I more or less lost trust in them after realising I was thrown out into the desert.

Hinata: Yeah. We’re in a situation where it’s not weird if one of us actually dies out here. I’d like to get out as soon as possible…

Before I’m devoured by someone’s evil intentions.

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[survey--s]

481.

What is the color of the last towel you used? White.

Are you listening to music right now? If so, whatcha listening to? No, I’m watching Friends.

Would you rather have a hippo or rhino dropped on you? I’m gonna go with hippo so there’s no risk of me being impaled by a horn before I get squashed to death, lol.

Do you walk a lot? Yeah, my business IS walking lol. I average 12-16k steps per day during the week, but it’s generally a lot less at weekends.

If you’re still in school, what number is your locker? What color is it? I haven’t been in school for well over a decade, but when I was, we didn’t have lockers or anything like that - we just had to carry all our stuff around all day.

Do you have any super silly nicknames? Mike calls me all sorts of stupid things lol.

Have you ever heard of the Japanese snack Yan Yan? No, but I’m really into Japanese snacks and stuff at the moment so I might have to look it up.

Do you watch sports? Which ones, if any? Sometimes I watch Wimbledon or skiing but generally I find sports pretty boring to sit and watch.

Do you enjoy the great outdoors? Sure, as long as the weather is good.

Do you like cream soda? It’s okay. I’ll drink it if there’s all there is but it’s not something I’d pick voluntarily.

Is there anyone who hates you? Probably.

What color is your cell phone? Blue - only because I ordered it and didn’t realise I hadn’t changed the colour to the one I wanted lol. I couldn’t be bothered to cancel the order just get a pink one.

Are you on any medications? Yeah, for my periods, but I only take them for a few days each month.

What is the last piece of mail you received? How about e-mail? Mail - something about car insurance. E-mail - an update about an order I placed for cat litter lol.

Who is your 15th contact in your phone? Emma.

Name something you like about school. I hated school.

Do you eat meat, or are you a vegetarian? I eat meat.

Have you ever cried in front of a teacher? Yeah, a few times when I was younger.

Have you ever cried BECAUSE of a teacher? Most definitely.

Do you do a :) or a (:? :). Both, I suppose.

Do you have a facebook? Do you go on it often, if you do? Yeah, I use it daily as I run my business through there and use a lot of groups and stuff there too.

What is the closest gas station to you? There’s a Shell garage about two minutes drive away, if that.

Who did you last see in concert? I haven’t been to a concert in years.

What grade are you in? I graduated university over a decade ago.

Granny smith or delicious red apples? I prefer red/pink apples. Normally we buy Pink Lady ones.

If you could meet one famous person, who would it be? How come? Barack Obama, just because he seems like a really interesting person.

Are paper clips fun to play with? They were in the days before the internet, lol.

Can you speak any other language? French - plus a little Italian and German.

Do you prefer mechanical pencils or regular pencils? Regular ones as I always manage to break the mechanical ones.

Do you have a job? What’s your job? Yeah, I run my own dog walking business.

Do you take advil, tylenol, or ibuprofen? Ibuprofen.

Why is the sky blue? Something to do with molecules in the atmosphere and how short the waves are.

Do you enjoy classic rock? I do indeed.

Have you ever heard of the band Citizen Cope? If not, look them up, they’re really good. I’ve never heard of them in my life.

Is your alarm clock set right now? No, but it will be set before I got to bed tonight.

What kind of music do you listen to the most? Depends on my mood - lately it’s been country.

Are you itchy right now? My nose just started itching as I read this question, lol.

Do you like pine trees, or do think the sap is too annoying? I don’t really have a strong opinion but they do smell pretty good.

Mountains or beach? I love both for different reasons.

What is the closest purple object to you? The wax in the wax burner. It’s cherry scented.

Are your walls blank or covered with pictures/posters? Blank mostly, but there are a few photos/paintings up.

Have you ever tried veggie burgers? Sure, I was vegetarian for several years as a teenager.

Do you have anything on your wrists? Nope.

Where do you see yourself in 10 years? I really don’t see the benefit in planning that far into the future - nobody knows what’s around the corner.

Do you have a mirror in the room you are in? No.

Have you ever had corn nuts? I have no idea what those are.

Do you smoke? I don’t.